Has anyone else noticed the excitement in the chewing gum aisle? Gum doesn't just come in little rectangular packages anymore. The marketing machine grinds on, and now gum comes in all sorts of wild flavors, shapes…and containers.

As a treat for making it through the first couple weeks of school intact, I got each of my kids a "Big-e-pack" of Orbit White gum. They each blew through their 60 pieces in less than a week, but I was pleased to be left with two sturdy, flip-top plastic containers. In fact, the top flips two ways: one side opens to reveal a silver dollar-sized opening, and the other opens a space perfectly-sized for a few Cheerios. You see where I'm going with this?

Excellent snack holder for a toddler. See the ergonomic shape, perfect for chubby little fists? Great for cereal, nuts, Goldfish crackers, or the like. Other uses: